Wincanton wins contract with Superquinn
Wincanton is also to operate a new £18m distribution centre currently being built in Blanchardstown, Co Dublin for grocery retailer Superquinn. The centre will employ about 250 people.
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DTS Logistics wins contract with Allders
DTS Logistics is to act as the fashion distribution centre for all Allders department stores across the UK.
Read MoreWincanton Logistics wins contract with Air BP.
Wincanton Logistics has secured a second term on its contract with Air BP, handling the distribution of aviation fuel to private airfields throughout the country.
Read MoreHewitt to appoint Consignia chief
The government is to appoint a new-broom chairman to run the postal services group Consignia – whose performance it condemned yesterday as “simply not good enough”.
News of the planned boardroom change follows the announcement earlier this week of a record pounds 100m half-year operating loss at the group which was granted commercial freedom earlier this year.
DHL expands its Dublin facility
DHL International’s Dublin Airport gateway is to be extended, to permit wider use of automated processes, thus enabling the facility to handle the greater throughput DHL is forecasting.
Two months ago, the company opened a courier base on the north side of Dublin and intends expanding its depot on the city’s Western Industrial Estate. Its base in the city centre handles mainly documents and small packages.
Lynx Express wins contract with Atco Qualcast
Lynx Express has won a £900,000 distribution contract with Atco Qualcast, the germany based supplier of garden equipment.
Read MoreTNT wins contract with John Dickinson
Stationery firm John Dickinson has renewed its contract with TNT Network Logistics for another six years. TNT Handles the next-day service centred around its Braintree, Essex Warehouse.
Read MoreBusiness Post expands into B2C
HAlf year profits up 18% – trialling B2C operations
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